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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1997

Page

5

Apollo tragedy still shapes NASA family memory

CAPE CANAVERAL AP Sheryl Chaffee Marshall recalls the 1967 Apollo 1 fire that killed astronauts Grissom White and Chaffee during a countdown test at Launch Complex 34. Now an NASA safety administrative specialist, she honors her father by working at Kennedy Space Center and helping prevent similar disasters.

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Three Apollo 1 Astronauts Remembered In Brief

A brief look at the three Apollo 1 crewmen who died in the 1967 fire. Virgil Gus Grissom, 40, a Mercury and Gemini veteran. Edward White II, 36, first U.S. spacewalker. and Roger Chaffee, 31, Apollo rookie. Their families note enduring impact on NASA and the space program. The damaged capsule remains in storage at NASA Langley as requests for display persist.

Virgil ‘Gus’ Grissom Edward White II Roger Chaffee Cape Canaveral Air Station Cape Canaveral Fla NASA Virgil Gus" Grissom Air Force Betty Houston Patricia Navy Martha Santa Fe N.M Ms. Chaffee Grissom Mercury Gemini Spacewalker Chaffee Apollo Chaffee Marshall Moon lunar sur_iues Akematie National Aeronautics and Administration Gene Cernan Gus Roger Lengy Research Center Hampton, Va Ite Chaffees

Shoe photos a bombshell for Simpson trial

In Santa Monica AP reports 30 new frames show OJ Simpson at a Buffalo Bills game wearing Bruno Magli shoes. The images, taken by E J Flammer, echo the murder trial evidence and may affect the wrongful death case by aligning with earlier testimony about the shoes linked to bloody prints.

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